Chairman
Adrian Tyndall M.D., MPH, FACEP
Professor And Chair Of Emergency Medicine; Associate Vice President For Strategic And Academic Affairs For UF Health
Core Faculty
Brandon R Allen M.D.
Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Clinical Operations; Associate Chief, Emergency Services; Med. Director, UFH Chest Pain Ctr; Med. Director, ED Scribes Program
T. K Becker M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, FAWM, FAEMS
Assistant Professor; Chief, Division Of Critical Care Medicine; Director, Prehospital Research; Director, Global Health Programs; Program Director, Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship; Associate Medical Director – Alachua County Fire Rescue
Giuliano De Portu M.D., FACEP
Assistant Dean, Office for Diversity; Assistant Residency Program Director; Program Director, Medical Student Ultrasound Curriculum;​ Clinical Assistant Professor
Marie-Carmelle Elie MD, FACEP, FCCM, FAAEM, RDMS
Critical Care Research And Clinical Trials Liaison, Division Of Critical Care Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor; Chief Medical Officer, Haven Hospice And Medical Group
Mindy Fernandez M.D., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Assistant Medical Director, Freestanding EDs
Desmond Fitzpatrick M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Lake County EMS; Medical Director, Sumter County EMS; Associate Director, EMS Fellowship; Asst. Med. Dir., Stadium Operations & Disaster Preparedness, BHG Stadium; Co-Director, EMS Clerkship
Carolyn K Holland M.D., M.Ed., FACEP, FAAP
Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Director – Pediatric Emergency Department, Division Chief – Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Charles Hwang M.D., FACEP, FAEMS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Director, Levy County Department Of Public Safety
Jason M Jones M.D., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; EMS Fellowship Director; Academic Chief, EMS Division; Medical Director, Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR)
Michael L Krick D.O., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Associate Physician Director Of Quality, Freestanding EDs
David A Meurer M.D., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Medical Director, ShandsCair Adult/Peds Team
Travis W Murphy M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, Student & Resident Education, Division Of Critical Care Medicine; Co-Director, Cardiac Arrest Programs, Division Of Critical Care Medicine
L. Connor Nickels M.D., RDMS, FACEP
Director, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Program And Fellowship;Â Clinical Associate Professor
Rohit P Patel M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor; Associate Chief, Division Of Critical Care Medicine; Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Critical Care Fellowship; Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Director, Critical Care Ultrasound, Surgical ICU
Matthew Ryan M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chair And Interim Chief In The Department Of Emergency Medicine; Associate Professor
John H Slish M.D., FACEP, EMT-T, TCCC-I, ILO
Medical Director, Tactical Medicine GFR; SWAT Team Physician/Operator, GPD And ACSO; Co-Assistant Medical Director, UF EMS Fellowship; Clinical Assistant Professor
Cristina M Zeretzke-Bien M.D., FAAP, FAAEM, FACEP
Clinical Associate Professor, Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department
Exclusively Research Faculty
Firas H Kobaissy Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Derek Merck Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Kevin K Wang Ph.D.
Research Professor
Zhihui Yang Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Courtesy/Volunteer Faculty
Fellows
Emergency Medical Services Fellows
Bethany J Johnston M.D.
EM-EMS Fellow
Austin C Reed M.D.
EM-EMS Fellow
Critical Care Medicine Fellows
Abdulaziz Alburaih M.D.
Second Year EM-CCM Fellow
Casey T Carr M.D.
Second Year EM-CCM Fellow
Barbara Flores Gonzalez M.D.
Second Year EM-CCM Fellow
Adnan Javed M.D.
Second Year EM-CCM Fellow
Sports Medicine Fellows
Laura E Cook M.D.
EM-Sports Medicine Fellow
Ultrasound Medicine Fellows
Tierra Smith M.D.
EM-Ultrasound Fellow
Global Health Medicine Fellows
Lindsay Beamon Scott M.D.
EM-Global Health Fellow
Simulation Fellows
Nicholas S Laconi M.D., M.S.
Simulation Fellow, Surgical Resident
Administrative Team
Melanie Blackburn
Assistant Director Of Finance And Reporting
Lucie Broehm
Administrative Specialist, I
Courtney L Cribbs
Clerkship Coordinator – Res/Fellowship Program Crd I
Zach Frey
Administrative Support Assistant, II
Amanda H Glynn MHS, CRC, CGCM
Residency Program Coordinator / Administrator
Melyssa E Henagan
Senior Accountant
Joshua E Hurwitz
OPS IT Expert/Operations Analyst
Michele L Joines
Administrative Support Assistant, I
Frank Jurkiewicz MBA
Administrative Director
Melissa J Malecki
Clinical Operations Coordinator / Emergency Medicine Scribe Program Manager
Nicholas C Sizemore
OPS Research Graduate Assistant
Amy M Smith
Office Manager; Chairs Administrative Assistant
Research Team
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Part-time Clinical Faculty
Benjamin N Abo D.O.
OPS Professional Faculty
John Bruno M.D.
First Year EM-CCM Fellow; OPS Professional Faculty
Ramona D Esquibel M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Michael L Falgiani M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Tushar Gupta M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Robyn M Hoelle M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Kevin Hord M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Mark M Jackson D.O.
OPS Professional Faculty
Karen Laauwe M.D., FACEP
OPS Professional Faculty
Diana C Mora-Montero M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Kenneth J Myers M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Pratik S Patel M.D., M.B.B.S.
OPS Professional Faculty
Nicolas Segal M.D.
First Year EM-CCM Fellow; OPS Professional Faculty
Kruti Shah M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Jasmin Tanaja M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Joshua A Walker M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Jason S Wilt M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Per-Diem Pediatric Faculty
Jyoti Budania M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Free N Hess D.O.
OPS Professional Faculty
Stephanie Moawad M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Margaret A Slayton M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Alexandra M Stern M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anna Tsikouris M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Priyanka Vyas M.B.B.S.
OPS Professional Faculty
Kelley M Ward M.D.
OPS Professional Faculty
Advanced Practice Provider Team (Full-Time)
Suzanne R Archer
Nurse Practitioner
Zachary A Bautista
Physician Asst
Carol L Bruggeman
Physician Asst
Patrick L Delage
Physician Asst
Jessica R Holder
Nurse Practitioner
Susan Lo
Physician Asst
Sarah A Hula
Nurse Practitioner
Meagan B Humphries
Physician Asst
Samuel T Kim
Physician Assistant
Michelle E Metzger
Physician Assistant
Vivien P Murphy
Registered Nurse
Pooja S Patel
Physician Asst
Kevin J Vaccarello
Physician Asst
Nursing Leadership Team
Lisa K Barnett
RN Coord E.D. – NS
Melissa A Barron
RN Stat 3-12
Sandra E Blocker
Mgr Nurse
Kori D Coker
RN Coord E.D.
Kimberly M Jaimes
Mgr Nurse
Alexandria James
RN Coord E.D. – NS
Ezekiel M Masbad
RN Coord E.D.
Melissa B Milligan
RN Coord E.D. – NS
Samuel J Overly
RN 3-12
Suzanne M Phillips
Mgr Nurse
Alexandria L Presnell
RN 3-12
Jessica N Schwab
RN Coord E.D. – NS
Jennifer M Zimmerman
Clinical Leader